Guardian Weekly

The Guardian Weekly magazine is a round-up of the world news, opinion and long reads that have shaped the week. Inside, the past seven days' most memorable stories are reframed with striking photography and insightful companion pieces, all handpicked from The Guardian and The Observer.

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Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

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SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

‘Here, there is no future’ • Almost a year since conflict reignited in Sudan, its terrified people are crossing borders to Chad and beyond. An increasing number are trying to reach Europe as food supplies dwindle in the refugee camps and the eyes of the world look elsewhere

Sudan’s civil war • What caused the conflict and how has it led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises?

Spotlight • After horror in Moscow, a cynical blame game takes shape

Aftermath • Why did IS target Moscow and how might Putin respond?

Blind spot • Did Russian intelligence neglect the Islamist threat?

UN ceasefire resolution is a painful moment for Tel Aviv

Getting aid to Gaza The effort to avert starvation • Israel’s siege has created what aid officials are referring to as ‘man-made starvation’, with Palestinians in the territory facing the threat of mass deaths from famine in the coming weeks. Children there are already dying from hunger

Eyewitness Slovenia

‘Full gamut’ • China hacking threat goes beyond raid on voters’ data

On a bench, in sunshine : how Kate dropped her bombshell

Hot topic Tourism guides face up to coral bleaching • The Great Barrier Reef’s dive workers used to avoid talk of the effects of warming seas, but now they are opening up

WHAT IS CORAL BLEACHING? • The impact of rising ocean temperatures

Screened out • Bollywood accused of pre-election bias for Modi

Workers deported from Saudi Arabia tell of abuse

Sunken treasure The battle to raise the San José • A Spanish galleon that was sunk in the 18th century has been at the centre of a dispute over who has rights to the wreck and its estimated $17bn in booty

Trump fans the flames for mayhem in test of US democracy

Young people • Dwindling prospects may lead to a beaten generation

THE ENIGMA OF HAMAS • How Israeli, Palestinian and US political actors understand Hamas is not merely a theoretical question – it will determine how an end to the war can be found

SUMMON MY AGENT! • Mark Roesler is a publicist with a difference – most of the clients he represents are no longer alive. And thanks to AI, holograms and social media, being dead famous is more lucrative than ever.

Devi Sridhar • I advised US on the next pandemic. But what I learned is alarming

Rokhaya Diallo • No medals for guessing why Aya Nakamura is not French enough

Gaby Hinsliff • Garrick row shows up the dinosaurs desperate to shut women out

The Guardian View • Varadkar’s political touch deserted him – but he stood firm against Brexit’s threat

Opinion Letters

A laughing matter • Steve Martin was comedy’s first megastar. As a film about his life is released, he talks about glorious highs and humiliating lows

Damien Hirst has sawn his electrifying past in half • The pioneering British artist changed my life – but by creating new works and backdating them to his nineties golden era, he has cast doubt on his legacy

Alabama remembers • The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in the state ’s capital city is an expansive experience that aims to pay an honest tribute to the horrors of enslavement

Reviews

Pocket full of poison • An urgent and persuasive warning about the toll of...